Will Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Occupy the MLA Convention?

By Stacey Patton

Feeling downsized, disrespected, and exploited, disgruntled members of the Modern Language Association—seeking to capitalize on the Occupy Wall Street movement's messages about income disparity—have called for action in advance of the group's annual meeting next month.

Those members, mostly faculty who are off the tenure track, have turned to blogs and a Twitter feed called OccupyMLA to air grievances about deteriorating labor